Book DescriptionETS publishes its official list of TOEFL essay topics on its website. All essays assigned on the actual TOEFL test come from this list.

This book contains 400 sample essays with scores of 6.0. Each essay was written based on one of the topics from the ETS official list. The book covers 100% of these topics. Each ETS TOEFL writing topic has at least one sample answer in this book.

Students who take the Computer-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language must also compose a written essay that counts towards part of their structure score. This book contains a total of 400 sample TOEFL essays, offering an intensive preparation for this part of the test.

CONTENTS:Sample Essays Arranged by Topic

1 Why go to university?2 Are parents best teachers?3 Has the easiness of cooking im-proved life?4 Books and experience5 A factory in your community6 Change about my hometown7 How do movies or TV affect peo-ple?Customers may also be interested in:8 Has TV destroyed communication?9 A small town vs. a big city10 Luck and hard work11 Sports or library?12 Why do people go to museums?13 Eat out or eat at home?14 Should students be required to attend classes?15 Qualities of a good neighbor16 A new restaurant in your neighborhood17 Learn by yourself or with a teacher?18 Qualities of a good supervisor19 Highways or public transporta-tion?20 Countryside or city?21 Why do people live longer?22 Important qualities of a co-worker23 Should teenagers work?24 The advantages of living in my city25 A new shopping center26 A new movie theater27 Should people do things that they do not like?28 Media and celebrities29 Has human harmed the Earth?30 A high school in the community31 Stay at one place or move around?32 Spend money or save them?33 Jewelry or concert?34 Should business never fire peo-ple?35 Live vs. television broadcast36 A vehicle that changed people's lives37 Is progress always good?38 Is learning about the past useful?39 Can new technologies help stu-dents?40 Never, never give up41 Should land be saved for ani-mals?42 An important skill43 Dangerous sport44 Travel with a companion vs. travel alone45 Get up early vs. stay up late46 Qualities of a good son or daughter47 A large company vs. a small company48 Why do people work?49 Face-to-face communication50 Do same things vs. try new things51 Taking risks vs. planning52 Change to your hometown53 Is money the most important aspect of a job?54 External appearance55 Make decision alone56 Arts or environment?57 Serious movies vs. entertaining movies58 Can business do anything to make a profit?59 Get things done60 Are games important to adults?61 Should parents decide for teen-agers?62 What do you want most in a friend?63 Are difficult experiences valu-able lessons?64 Self-employed vs. employed65 Should a city preserve its his-toric buildings?66 Are classmates a more important influence?67 Inexperienced or experienced workers?68 Is daily homework necessary?69 What subject will you study?70 Have automobiles improved modern life?71 A high-paying job vs. quality spare time72 Does grades encourage students to learn?73 Has computer made life easier?Customers may also be interested in:74 Is it better to travel with a tour guide?75 Multiple subjects vs. one subject76 Should children learn a foreign language?77 Should boys and girls go to separate schools?78 Teamwork vs. working inde-pendently79 Who would you choose to build a statue for?80 Describe a custom from your country81 Has technology made the world better?82 Can ads tell about a country?83 A single world culture84 The Internet85 One-day-visit to your country86 A time and a place in the past87 An important discovery in the last 100 years88 Telephone communication89 What person would you like to meet?90 What famous athlete would you like to meet?91 What question will you ask a famous person?92 Dynamic weather93 Important qualities of a good roommate94 Dancing's role95 Explore the outer space96 Reduce stress97 Teachers' pay98 What to represent your country?99 Would you choose your own roommate?100 Computer technology or basic needs?101 Work by hand vs. by machine102 Should students evaluate their teachers?103 What characteristic makes peo-ple successful?104 Contributions of artists vs. sci-entists105 University housing vs. apart-ment106 Means of transportation107 Should higher education be available to all?108 The best way of learning109 Follow the customs of the new country110 Being alone vs. with friends111 One or two friends, or many friends?112 How should children spend their time?113 A new university in the com-munity114 Who influence more, family or friends?115 Plan for free time116 Methods of learning117 Different friends or similar friends?118 New experiences vs. usual hab-its119 Do clothes make a man?120 Are quick decisions always wrong?121 Do you trust first impressions?122 Should people be satisfied123 Non-fictions vs. fictions124 Social science vs. natural sci-ence125 Should art be compulsory sub-ject?126 Can young people teach older people?127 Reading fiction vs. watching movies128 Physical exercise vs. academic study129 Business vs. agricultural research130 Children and sports131 Money and success132 A new product133 Are childhood years most im-portant in life?134 Should children do household tasks?135 Should students wear uniforms?136 Is winning important in a game?137 Should students choose sub-jects?138 Member vs. leader139 The most important room in a house140 Hand vs. machine141 Change about your school142 A gift for a child143 A long vacation vs. short vaca-tions144 A house vs. an apartment145 The role of advertisements146 Outdoors vs. indoors147 How should your school spend a gift of money?148 Does playing games teach us about life?149 How would you use a free gift of land?150 Is watching TV bad for children?151 The most important animal152 Why should forest be saved?153 Is a zoo useful?154 Is it right to ban smoking?155 What plant is important in your country?156 Which country would you like to visit?157 Computers vs. traditional schools158 Are celebrities' opinions right?159 What should be remembered?160 Complain in writing vs. in per-son161 Why do people remember their gifts?162 Do starts deserve high salary?163 The importance of reading and writing164 What do you do for good health?165 One thing to improve your community166 What events make a person an adult?167 Purchase computers or books?168 Why study abroad?169 Why is music important to many people?170 Why are groups or organiza-tions important?171 What would you take for a trip?172 How can schools help new stu-dents?173 Does borrowing money harm friendship?174 Generation differences175 Should students talk on classes?176 What holiday would you create?177 A vacation or a car?178 Changes in the 21st century179 Qualities of a good parent180 Why are movies so popular?181 Should lands be developed?182 Is human relationship with pets useful?183 A country from its movies184 Self-study vs. group study185 A house or a business?